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Events, April 2 to May 11, 2014: Sherlock meets vampires, Abkhazi open house, Camosun comic-con, Fast Romantics, Greg MacPherson, and more

Samantha Pettifer, contributing writer

March 28, 2014

March 27-April 23 Siblings Alight The latest art show at Dales Gallery features two artists in different mediums that share a passion for the outdoors. Stewart McGillis’ iron sculptures are surprisingly energetic and lithe, displaying his interest in inner life and spirituality. Martha Batchelor has only recently begun to work in abstracts, but her lively […]

Skills competition highlights Camosun programs

Jill Westby, contributing writer

March 19, 2014

Think you’ve got skills? Wait until you see what Victoria students have to offer. Camosun is hosting the annual South Vancouver Island Regional Skills Competition on March 28at the Interurban Campus, so get ready to see some amazing skills being showcased by Vancouver Island’s middle school and high school students. The competition involves about 180 […]

Know Your Profs: Camosun College instructor Larry Lee’s classroom chemistry

Greg Pratt, editor-in-chief

March 19, 2014

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Got someone you want to see interviewed? Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com and we’ll get on it. This time around we caught up with chemistry […]

What’s Going On: March 19, 2014 issue: De-stress, good food, and some extra listings that didn’t make it in the paper

Samantha Pettifer, contributing writer

March 19, 2014

March 13–22 100 years since war and illness This summer is the centennial anniversary of the start of World War I, but fewer people remember the epidemic facing soldiers returning home after the war: the Spanish flu. Fear surrounded each outbreak, with entire towns quarantined in Canada and millions of deaths worldwide. A theatre production, […]

Camosun’s annual Cultural Showcase moves to new, larger venue

Greg Pratt, editor-in-chief

March 11, 2014

If you were one of the standing-room-only attendees at last year’s Cultural Showcase event, held on the Lansdowne campus in the Young building, you might be relieved to hear of the event’s biggest change this year. The annual event, a talent show of sorts for Camosun’s international students, will take place at the Victoria Conservatory […]

Know Your Profs: Camosun business instructor Catherine Mack

Greg Pratt, editor-in-chief

March 5, 2014

What’s Going On, March 5, 2014 issue: Beer, seduction, doggin’ vs. owlin’

Samantha Pettifer, contributing writer

March 5, 2014

March 1–9 Get beery Victoria’s local breweries show the city their stuff with a host of beery events during Victoria Beer Week. How about speed-dating with the brewers to ask them about beer? A movie about beer guru Michael Jackson (no, not that Michael) and a pub crawl are also on tap. The full schedule […]

Nexus goes to Camosun’s new Athletic and Exercise Therapy Clinic

Suzy Beauchamp, contributing writer

March 5, 2014

If it seems like students are looking a bit healthier at the Lansdowne campus, it’s because Camosun’s Athletic and Exercise Therapy Clinic is now open. The clinic opened in January in room 201 in the Wilna Thomas Building and is an extension of the athletic and exercise therapy program. All the care and treatment provided […]

What’s Going On, February 19, 2014 issue: Threads, twins, and trails

Samantha Pettifer, contributing writer

February 19, 2014

Until April 28 Threads in retrospect Artist Carole Sabiston’s work will be showcased in the show Everything Below All of the Above at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Sabiston is known for her creative use of textile and collage, which is evident in the collection from the 1970s to the present day. Look forward […]

Poker champ and Big Wheel Burger owner Calen McNeil attributes success to Camosun

Rachel Sovka, contributing writer

February 19, 2014

Calen McNeil studied business at Camosun in 1990 and 1991 after returning from six months of karate training in Japan. He’s never had to look back. “I took what I learned at Camosun and directly applied it to starting and maintaining my own businesses,” says McNeil. You may have already tasted McNeil’s greasy accomplishments for […]